cochran says, be kind to your servers. it is a really tough job and to that end people are being very kind to her. there are three separate gofundme pages and that is in addition to people who have been vm --'ing her directly. the amount is growing well into five figures and says the money will enable her to focus more on what she loves, teaching yoga, but also says she is giving a lot of thought and time to where she can donate some of the money to people in need including in the service industry. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> what a remarkable woman. thank you very much. >>> what happened in carmel valley, what happened to a family on a hike, to a man trying to enter his apartment, it seems cameras are capturing more and more people exhibiting outrageous behavior. and the people involved know in most instances they are being recorded. why did they do it? why do they continue? we asked our abc 7 news reporter to look into it. >> reporter: it has become almost a daily parade of, well, let's just be kind

cochran says be kind to your servers. she says it's a really tough job. to that end, people are being very kind to her. there are three separate gofundme pages, and that is in addition to money that people are sending to her via venmo. all of it totaling well over five figures. she says that it will help her do more of what she loves, which is to teach yoga, and she is also giving a lot of thought to where she can donate that money to other people in need, including in the service industry. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> as the bay area confronts these challenges of equality, justice and race, we have resources to help. for advice on how you can take action on she's issues, go to abc 7.com/takeaction. >>> tonight a dire warning from united airlines. the company announces it is sending potential layoff notices to 36,000 employees. that's about 45% of its front line staff. the chicago-based airline employs about 13,400 workers. in the bay area. no word how many could be impacted here. united is the largest carrier at sfo, operating about 2

cochran says be kind to your servers. she says it's a really tough job. are being very kind to her. there are three separate gofundme pages, and that is in addition to money that people are sending to her via venmo. all of it totaling well over five figures. she says that it will help her do more of what she loves, which is to teach yoga, and she is also giving a lot of thought to where she can donate that money to other people in need, including in the service industry. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> as the bay area confronts these challenges of equality, justice and race, we have resources to help. for advice on how you can take action on she's issues, go to abc 7.com/takeaction. >>> tonight a dire warning from united airlines. the company announces it is sending potential layoff notices to 36,000 employees. that's about 45% of its front line staff. the chicago-based airline employs about 13,400 workers. in the bay area. no word how many could be impacted here. united is the largest carrier at sfo, operating about 290 flights three in

as for cochran, she is sending this message to the public. >> if you see something, do something. stand up against racism and hatred in any form any time you can. >> good words to live by. an online fund-raiser was set up for cochrane entitled a big tip for an everyday hero with a goal of $1,000. it's now at more than $26,000. >> can i say, i would patronize that restaurant any time, and she deserves a big tip. >> yes, she does, definitely. >>> coming up, an entire division 1 league saying it is scrapping all sports until next year. >>> also ahead the new rule for roller coasters, no screaming allowed. why it could be the new reality for theme parks. it never bothered me. until i found out what it actually was. dust mite droppings? ewww. dead skin cells? gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy duty dusters. dusters has three layers that grab, trap and lock away gross dust. gotcha! and, for dust on my floors, i switch to my sweeper. ab, trap and lock dirt and hair... no matter where dust bunnies hide. no more heebie jeebies. glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering

. >> reporter: cochran's entire life is about service. she has worked this hospitality for 20 years and has been teaching yoga for ten years. >> i felt very protective of them, you know. yeah, you don't come in here and you say those kinds of things to people. to have somebody hate you just because of the way that you look. that is beyond me. i don't understand it. it is not something that i will condone ever again. being silent. >> reporter: and she wasn't. >> get out! >> reporter: lofthouse issued a written statement apologizing to the family. >> i think it is the standard issue apology that you get from racists. people who believe those things and they get called out for them. that is the -- i don't believe a word of it. especially a ceo of a business in san francisco? no. no. >> reporter: cochran has a message for the chan family. >> just know that those words are not the values of the people that live here. >> reporter: and she also has a message for you. >> if you see something, do something. stand up against racism and hatred in an

. >> reporter: waitress jenna cochran refused to remain silent. >> oh, now you're shy?s cochran confronting michael lofthouse as he lashed out at two asian american families celebrating a birthday. >> asian piece of [ bleep ]. >> oh, my god. >> get out of here, get out. >> yeah, i'm out. >> you are not allowed here. >> i already put my [ bleep ] -- >> you do not talk to our guests like that, get out now. >> who are these [ bleep ]? >> they are valued guests! >> reporter: she says before the rant, lofthouse switched tables and sent food back multiple times. >> i'm i'm not a mother but it felt almost maternal. like this is my family and i will take care of them and i will do whatever i can to protect these people. to have somebody hate you just because of the way that you look, that just -- that's beyond me. i don't -- i don't understand it. >> reporter: lofthouse, ceo of a company called solid8, later apologized, writing, "my behavior in the video was appalling. this is clearly a moment where i lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments." they've been

cochran intends to use the money to teach yoga and to help people in need. love to see that. >> that is nice to see someone rewarded for doing the right thing. so often that is so hard to teach our kids. you get in trouble for doing the wrong thing, but you don't necessarily get rewarded for doing the right thing. so nice to see. let's talk about the tropics. theyactiwhether i theast co whee ha fay causing a lot of rip currents and the flooding this weekend as it moves through new england. and we also have tropical storm christina that is pulling away from mexico at about 12 miles per hour. and it is lmg a hurricaalmost a but it is over an area that is not as conducive for sustaining those winds. so it does fall apart as it tries to head toward hawaii late next week. it could bring a wave of showers and thunderstorms, but nothing hawaii can't handle. we'll talk about our forecast coming up. >>> and next at 5:00, no more police traffic stops. the new proposal in one east bay city. >>> also waiting to get an appointment and waiting even more to get results. th

jennifer cochran says she's received another $10,000 via venmo. >> it was unbelievable. there's something that came over and i just, i did what needed to be done, and i think i did what anybody else should or would do in that situation. >> you, me, larry. i'll go. cochran's true passion is teaching yoga. she says the money will help her do more of that. she'll also for people with heart failure taking entresto, ivd pital. dot ke entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >>> tonight, several developing stories. the coronavirus hits record highs. the stunning images tonight. the supreme court dealing the president a blow on his financial records. and the tropical storm just named as we come on. warnings already up in the east. >>> first, the virus tonight. and the hot spots. arizona now considered one of the

on line fund-raisers for gennica cochran have raised about $100,000.li ieq and ace, we are here to help you take action. there are links at abc7news.com/take action. >>> a fire station in san jose is moving because of soil erosion. the city is relocating fire station number 8 from 17th west 13th street. city officials say erosion doesn't pose an immediate threat, but they are worried about their long term structural integrity. no date yet of when construction of the new fire station is set to start. >>> happenig today in the south bay, the winchester mystery house is reopening. visitors will be able to explore the 160 room mansion on a new touchless self guided tour. you have to wear a mask, follow the one way tour path, and there will be sanitizing stations throughout the property. groups are limited to members of the same household and capacity has been reduced. so if you are interested in exploring the house from home, you can also take an immersive 360 degree tour online. so you have options. >> that is a nice fun diversion from what we're going th

those words that caught genica cochran's attention.ucia waitress said she had been watching michael lofthouse all night. she wasn't serving him but observed him switch tables and send back food multiple times even being rude to her manager. the final straw? >> asian piece of -- >> oh, my god. >> get out of here. >> yeah i'm out. >> get out. you are not allowed here. >> i already put my -- money down here. >> do not talk to our guests like that. get out now. >> you hear the emotion coming out of my voice, to see my mannerisms, i -- it was unbelievable. you know, there was just something that came over me and i just did what needed to be done and i would think

cochran says be kind to your servers. she said it is a really tough job.that end, people are being very kind to her. there are three separate go fund me pages and that's in addition to money people are sending to her via venmo. all of it totalling well over five figures. she said it will help her do more of what she loves, which is to teach yoga and she's giving a lot of thought to where she can don't participate money to other people in need including in the service industry. abc7 nus. thank you. >>> it seems cameras are catching more and more people in questionable behavior. and the people involved know they're being recorded. why is that? >> reporter: it's become an almost daily parade of, well? let's just be kind and refer to they will as extremely bad moments, all caught on camera. >> no one wants black lives matter. that's what i said. >> reporter: have you begun to wonder what's happening? has the stress of a pandemic made it more widespread? >> i think it is that we have cameras everywhere. >> think before you speak. my mom told me that a long time

cochrane. thank you for supporting the efforts of this position and helping us progressively move forward. a little bit about myself. as i stated before, i have a history enrich indeed public safety, starting at the age of 14, going through numerous venues in the fire, paramedicine and law enforcement fields, which all attribute to my ability to provide adequate information safely and efficiently to the public we serve and the department that i hold my position within. i have a number of certifications, but more importantly under those certifications, i have life experiences, which again assists me in my abilities to provide the right information to the right people at the right time as it goes with both public information, as well as the adjunct community outreach and community education, which without that component, would not be able to basically be fruitful in public information and our department image. here's a quick overview of the over 71 positions and programs that i currently oversee.

gennica cochran says that she has received $10,000 on venmo and three separate gofundmes are totalingore than $77,000. cochran intends to use this money to teach yoga and help >>> tickets into he on sale today for monday's reopening of the san jose. it will offer touchless self guided tours which will let visitors explore the mansion like never before. admission will also include access to the sierra winchester garden tour. >>> it could be a dream job for a lucky gamer. you can get paid to play animal crossing new horizons. the winner will receive $1,000 for playing the popular game for 50 hours. so do the math. carry the one. that is $20 an hour. high speed internet.com wants to pay someone to test their internet connection and you have to apply online by august 6. and look, 24 animal crossing character is following our vice by going and walking to the beach. and jumping in it by doing a flip. which i don't recommend. >> no flips. >>> coming up next, the local school district pushing back the first day of school because of coronavirus concerns. >> reporter: and there are backups and

cochrane. thank you for supporting the efforts of this position and helping us progressively move forward. a little bit about myself. as i stated before, i have a history enrich indeed public safety, starting at the age of 14, going through numerous venues in the fire, paramedicine and law enforcement fields, which all attribute to my ability to provide adequate information safely and efficiently to the public we serve and the department that i hold my position within. i have a number of certifications, but more importantly under those certifications, i have life experiences, which again assists me in my abilities to provide the right information to the right people at the right time as it goes with both public information, as well as the adjunct community outreach and community education, which without that component, would not be able to basically be fruitful in public information and our department image. here's a quick overview of the over 71 positions and programs that i currently oversee.

heart out, johnnie cochran, this is the first legal dream team.nce the news of sickles being arrested hits the streets, his family members and rents start hiring lawyers, and by the end hashe first day, he already four lawyers representing him, including edwin stanton, who is a short time away from his eternal glory as our secretary of war during the american civil lawyer, but at this time, he is a prominent lawyer in washington , d.c., and he is the first lawyer who came to represent daniel sickles. the prosecutors in this case, no slouches either. daniel carlisle, one of the first choice is to represent him, happens to be a very close friend of barton and has no interest in helping barton's murderer. then you have the future assistant secretary in the confederate states of america in , prisonerhostage swaps for the confederacy, also go on to be jefferson davis' but at the time, he is the deputy u.s. attorney. key was not actually the best u.s. attorney. he's there because of his family name, because of his political connections. -- wool does a l

gennica cochran says that she had been watching michael lofthouse all night and she said that lofthousead witswitched sent back food and was rude to her manager. and his outburst against the family was the final straw. >> to hear the emotion coming out of my voice, to see my mannrisms, it was unbelievable. you know, there was just something that came over me and i just -- i did what needed to be done and i think i did what anybody else should or would do in that situation. >>> lofthouse issued a written statement apologizing to the family and as you heard yesterday, the family doesn't buy that apology. >>> and we are inviting you to join us today as we house an hour long round table discussion on the importance of being an ally in our communities. the panel will share advice on how to become a more effective ally. is it airs at 4:00. i'm looking forward to that. >> and julian glover will be part of it so excited to see him. >> and not everybody can be as strong as that lady, so it will be good to see if there is other maybe more -- i don't want to say passive, but maybe noncon fron tags

gennica cochran says is that she had been watching michael lofthouse all night and he switched tablesd been rude to her manager. and his outburst against the asian family was just the straw. >> to hear the emotion coming out of my voice, to see my mannerisms, it was unbelievable. you know, there was just something that came over me and i just life-i d-- i did what ne be done and what anybody else should or would do in that situation. >> lofthouse issued a written statement apologizing to the family. >>> does it feel like we're seeing racist rants nearly every day now? why do people do this? especially when they know everybody has a camera nowadays. so we asked expert, thomas plant, professor of psychology and veteran journalist. >> it is really hard for a lot of people once they get launched to dial it back, take a deep breath and say hold it here. >> they are trying to defend their position, but they dig a deeper hole. >> and he lives words his mother taught him, to think before you speak. so what can and should you do when you see racist behavior, how can you be a true ally? we're t

. >> the server gennica cochran defended an asian american family. the man was michael lofthouse.w stepped down as his position of ceo of solid 8. he said that i can confirm that i have stepped down from solid 8 terminating all business relationships. i will make it my duty to ensure my personal actions do not continue to have a detrimental impact on those people closest to me. and by the way, online fundraisers for the waitress in that story have raised about $100,000. so if there is a silver lining, it is for her. >>> at the live desk, the fda just released a new list of toxic hand sanitizers. researchers say that they have seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that contain ethanol but tested positive for methanol. methanol is wood alcohol and can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and deadly when inge ingested. some symptoms include nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, coma and even death. dr. ashton talked a bit about what to look for when buying hand antize e sanitizers. >> at least 59 marketed under the name blue men have been contaminated. so people w

eat your heart out, johnnie cochran, this is the first legal dream team that is assembled, and it looks as though it is chosen very deliberately. you have just picked all the best lawyers in new york city, d.c., and virginia, but it happened haphazardly. once the news of sickles being arrested hits the streets, his family members and friends start hiring lawyers, and by the end of the first day, he already has four lawyers representing him, including most famously edwin , stanton, who is a short time away from his eternal glory as our secretary of war during the american civil war, but at this time, he is just a prominent lawyer in washington, d.c., and he is one of the first to be retained to represent daniel sickles. the prosecutors in this case, no slouches either. you have james carlisle, one of sickles' first voices to represent him, happens to be a very close friend of barton and has no interest in helping barton's murderer. then you have robert ould, the future assistant secretary in the confederate states of america in charge of hostage prisoner of war swaps for the confederacy,

>> my response to that is when the governor's office is open for visitors, when commissioner cochran in his tallahassee office. when school boards decide not to meet virtually because of safety issues, then i would consider our schools to be safer. when we received proper funding to ensure the safest classrooms possible, then i would consider it to be safer. right now, we have been given yet another mandate, a demand to perform, if you will, with zero leadership what i consider zero leadership from tallahassee. and the -- zero funding to accomplish what it is they want us to do. >> you point out that you are a veteran. you do not scare easily. >> yeah. >> but, you know, you say that you feel like they're forcing you to go back into the trenches. >> well, literally and figuratively. i spent 12 years in the infa infantry. i'm not hard wired for stress. i'm able to absorb what's going on, make a good plan of action, if you will. and they are putting an assumed level of risk on teachers and students and our most vulnerable students that quite frankly i find untenable. no school year -- i

is sean cochran from district one in san francisco. i'm calling in support of the charter amendment to eliminate language that sets us minimum staffing requirements for san francisco police department. this is a minimum step towards defunding and deinvesting some damaging police force that has racist policies and practices that harm our communities of color. and our unhoused people in city. fur listening, you do take these steps we will vote you out. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. is there another speaker on the line? >> >> my name is rachel and i am calling 20 support the charter amendment to remove the sfpd staffing minimum. any language about maximizing police presence and the sf and this is call sfpd (inaudible). and and dealt with and sfpd is (inaudible). the police presence harms black people in the city and black people make up 5% of the population (inaudible). and 40% of the people. this board wouldn't be considering making racially motivated 9-1-1 calls if we didn't know the sfpd is dangerously violent towards the

nato, when they are in europe and he's at nato, there are people actually flying, including jackie cochranhim into running on the republican ticket. and he is not -- he doesn't come out and say what he will or will not do because of his position and what he's doing at nato. one of the stories mamie tells us they are in france, he's with nato. it's about christmas time. people are sending christmas packages from the united states. they open this one package and it's from a group, friends -- citizens for eisenhower. there are all these little beanie hats and ties and i like ike pins. that's what they say, i like ike. they are having guests over. while ike is in the library, phone call or whatever, mamie gets this box and they all put this paraphernalia on. so when he comes back into the room, there they are. she said he took one look and his face turned red with anger then he burst out laughing because they looked ridiculous. >> president truman appointed him to the position, thought eisenhower was a democrat. what was the tension between the trumans and eisenhower. >> i don't know much abou

i've always wondered why when the case went first went to the supreme court was getting versus cochrane. then what is decision was handed out who's getting versus wayne right. you had to that earlier thank you for that. in starting this case teaching it to my students, i've always wondered the bets versus brady president required that in special circumstances, such as illiteracy or indulges see the council be appointed. and in the arguments of the getting case it was evident at floored it had wantonly basically ignored the special circumstances. talk to me a little bit about why that was done so widely when it was obviously against the supreme court precedents. >> that was one of justin's blacks arguments that a supreme court lawyer for getting in that the case by case approach was not working well. there was one absolute rule in a capital case a death penalty case, you got a lawyer. that's how bats and some of the latest cases came to re-discounts burrow case, which i mention out of alabama. after that, the individual facts and circumstances, and you're absolutely right, i think in for

. >> that woman's name, don't you love her is jennifer cochran.her. they raised more than $108,000. she said she did what anybody else would do in that situation. i don't know if anybody would. she said she felt very protective of them because it was one of the first time customers were allowed back in the restaurant after the pandemic and she said when she looks at the tape she gets very emotional. she can't believe her mannerisms. she couldn't allow anyone to be treated that way. with the money she wants to pursue her yoga teaching and figure out a way to pay it forward to other food service workers. she's terrific with a capital "t." >> wouldn't take it. a big tip came out of that. all right. we've talked a lot about the challenges of holding school during a pandemic. it's an ongoing conversation. the past few months as we know were not easy. here's how the students of one new york school celebrated when it was over in june. ♪ >> those are the kids of the washington heights music community charter school singing des'ree's you got to be. my wife

cochran's emergency order and a school reopening plan which must be negotiated is based on public healthogressing to phase two, which is a decline in prevalence of covid-19 infection. based on current trends it appears unlikely we will be moving into phase number two which means a reopening plan would be virtual. margaret, i don't have to tell you we've already heard from many colleges who have already decided to do virtual learning in the fall, some for the entire academic year. can we improve on virtual learning? because you talk to parents and it was difficult in many places and we are worried about our kids' future and getting them back in the classroom. >> very much so. we can and we will improve on online learning, it was really an experiment in the spring and schools had worked hard to try to get that access, as well as the curricular support that students need to so we have got to get our kids back to learning productively and making progress especially our minority students for whom the risk is pretty severe. >> sandra: what are you hearing from teachers? they want to get the ki

o'leary, the commissioner richard cochran recently issue an emergency order aligning with the trump administration requiring all students to reopen full-time for all five days. they are going to be mandated to meet a number of instructional hours for students. this past monday, florida the teachers union filed a lawsuit seeking to block the return to in-person classes, because we have community spread in florida. the virus is, in fact, out of control. and we know a safe environment to learn and grow children, risk developmental delays. in your view, what are the risks for students for increased exposure with their peers? especially in a state like florida, which remains a hotspot of the virus? isn't this -- students in school every day of the week, and what alternatives would you recommend? >> yeah. look, we're all on the same page. thank you for that question. we all want kids in school but we have to do it safely. and where the virus certainly as it is currently in florida, we have to be really cognizant of those issues, and, you know, one, it's not safe. students are going to get sick. teachers

. >> this is caroline cochrane, resident of district 1. as pregnant woman it is distressing to know a black infant in san francisco is twice as likely to be born prematurely than white. you are continuing to put money into s.f.p.d. it is disgraceful we are progressive when we pushed out and oppressed the black community since the 1960s increasing the economic gap between white and black residents. de fund and abolish s.f.p.d. now. housing, social services, public health and muni. think about the preterm babies. address the 23,000 on the street and the black people represent on even 5% of our city. refund our community. reform does not work. stop policing the protests. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i am kiley. i am calling to request the s.f.p.d. be disbanded. it is to redirect resources. the black, trans, and it is important that it is safe from violence and anti-black police department. it is working as it was originally designed. discriminate. black folks are 5% but account for 54% of the jail pop

is sean cochran from district one in san francisco. i'm calling in support of the charter amendment to eliminate language that sets us minimum staffing requirements for san francisco police department. this is a minimum step towards defunding and deinvesting some damaging police force that has racist policies and practices that harm our communities of color. and our unhoused people in city. fur listening, you do take these steps we will vote you out. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. is there another speaker on the line? >> >> my name is rachel and i am calling 20 support the charter amendment to remove the sfpd staffing minimum. any language about maximizing police presence and the sf and this is call sfpd (inaudible). and and dealt with and sfpd is (inaudible). the police presence harms black people in the city and black people make up 5% of the population (inaudible). and 40% of the people. this board wouldn't be considering making racially motivated 9-1-1 calls if we didn't know the sfpd is dangerously violent towards the

we called project bioshield with the leadership of senator gregg, congressman hal rogers, senator cochran of mississippi and others. the legislation provided $5 billion in advanced appropriations to be used over the next ten years to buy treatments and vaccines for threats like anthrax and smallpox. reflecting on that experience in an editorial earlier in year, senator gregg wrote, in this instance, congress actually anticipated the serious issue and began addressing it effectively. congress actually anticipated a serious issue and began addressing it effectively. well, mr. president, why doesn't congress do that again? if it worked before, why don't we do it again? why don't we make sure that the next time we have a pandemic, that our manufacturing plants aren't in china or india? we can do that with a very modest amount of money compared to the trillions of dollars that we're talking about for other things. at our june 23 hearing, speaking about federal efforts to build manufacturing capacity to respond to a pandemic flu, governor leavitt said, quote, but i think we do not do adequately